Hello Everybody on this list I'd appreciate whatever info anybody anybody here can help me with, but I'd like to reach particularly Scott in Southern Calif., and Rocky Contos. I know both the latter are surf-kayak loonies..... Here's the story..... Two of us are in the market for surfing kayaks. Both of us are 6'4" and weigh 220 lbs. The Prijon Samurai is a disaster. It's comfortable for us but slower than a snail on a spinach vine. I see Dick Wold advertising a new boat the Big Machine which he says is for heavy paddlers. Do you know anything about this kayak? Also his Das Boot. Both of these, according to his write up, will accomodate tall & heavy (up to 220 lb) paddlers. The question is: how well do they work? In the 'results' column of Adventure Sports re Santa Cruz 1998 contest.... I don't see any of these boats in the top positions ? ? ? What can you tell me? I see a boat there called the UFO? Do you know anything about it? Thanks for all the help any of you can give me! We've got great surf today here in Barbados, I'll be putting in, in my Necky Groovy, in about an hour. We have Sunday _at_ 12.20PM. BTW my Necky Groovy works quite fine.... I'm just looking to add another kayak to my fleet. Dave Barbados in de Caribbean *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, SurfBuff wrote: > I'd appreciate whatever info anybody anybody here can help me with, > but I'd like to reach particularly Scott in Southern Calif., and Rocky > Contos. I know both the latter are surf-kayak loonies..... > Preston Holmes has an interesting home built surf boat at http://siolibrary.ucsd.edu/Preston/kayak/surfboat I vaguely recall that Preston is one of Rocky Contos's paddling partners. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Surfbuff, For your size, you may wish to investigate the Mega Rio, which is their latest international class surf kayak. It has tons of room for me, and I am 6'2" size 13 feet. It would easily accomodate you. It is a fairly radical design as far Intl class goes, and is supposed to be pretty good for surfing big waves. I've got one, but alas haven't paddled it yet due to too much school work and too many nearby rivers. Also, I have on account from Preston that his boat shreds like none other. I am impressed by his design and construction methods, and you should check out his website provided by Kirk below. You can email Preston at pholmes_at_ucsd.edu. He should know how to get in touch with Rocky. Cheers, Kevin ___________________ / Kevin Whilden \ |Dept. of Geosciences ___ |University of Washington \ |kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu| ________________________/ On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, Kirk Olsen wrote: > On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, SurfBuff wrote: > > > I'd appreciate whatever info anybody anybody here can help me with, > > but I'd like to reach particularly Scott in Southern Calif., and Rocky > > Contos. I know both the latter are surf-kayak loonies..... > > > Preston Holmes has an interesting home built surf boat at > http://siolibrary.ucsd.edu/Preston/kayak/surfboat > > I vaguely recall that Preston is one of Rocky Contos's paddling > partners. > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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